Summerfest 2016

Summerfest synonymously known as “The Big Gig” is an annual music festival that takes place in Henry Maier Festival Park along Milwaukee lakefront in Wisconsin, United States. This fest is organized and run by a non-profit organization called Milwaukee World Festival featuring both local and national music talent from various music genres’.

Apart from featuring music, Summerfest also showcases a sample of delicious delicacies from the Milwaukee area restaurants. Other features of this feast cum fest include comedy acts, shopping vendors, fireworks, family attractions and much more.

Summerfest is a platform of performance of live musical shows on 11 stages from morning to midnight. The Marcus Amphitheater accommodates a capacity of 23,000 audiences along with free shows except for the admission ticket. Admission tickets are charged between US $8 and US $15 depending on the time of the day which also includes various other promotional offers on discounts or free tickets.

Grounds Stage Lineup

LEWIS BLACK

BILLY IDOL

IMAGINE DRAGONS

DIPLO

ALICE COOPER WITH SPECIAL GUEST NO QUARTER (LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE)

DISPATCH WITH SPECIAL GUEST THE BALLROOM THIEVES

PRETTY LIGHTS

DROPKICK MURPHYS

ALEX CLARE

LL Cool J featuring DJ Z-Trip with special guest Terry Sims

Empire of the Sun

Atmosphere

AWOLNATION

The Mavericks

MGMT

Grouplove

Bad Religion

Dr. John & The Nite Trippers

Silversun Pickups

Styx with special guest Connor Christian and Southern Gothic

Pat Benatar with Neil Giraldo

Neon Trees

Switchfoot

Phil Vassar

O.A.R.

The Neighbourhood

Social Distortion

Cake

Robert Delong

Amadou and Mariam

The Spinners

Craig Morgan

twenty one pilots

Kip Moore

Femi Kuti & The Positive Force

Morris Day and the Time

REO Speedwagon

Blues Traveler

Jana Kramer

Drowning Pool

REO Speedwagon

Blues Traveler

Jana Kramer

Drowning Pool

Loverboy

K'NAAN

Timeflies

Willy Porter Band

The Airborne Toxic Event

Skillet

History of Summerfest

Initiated and conceptualized in 1960s by then mayor Henry W. Maier, this fest was an inspiration from Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. He then planned a parallel themed festival for Milwaukee in 1962 by forming a panel of business and civic leaders by name “Milwaukee World Festival” which eventually changed to “Juli Spab” and later to “Summerfest”.

The first edition of Summerfest took place in 1968 in 35 various venues throughout Milwaukee and its events including a film festival, an air show and a pageant which was a huge success. Unlike the inaugural session, the second edition did not witness huge mass because of financial debts. Later, the organizers decided to fix a particular venue where Summerfest permanently moved to lakefront.

Many renowned personalities were associated with Summerfest few among which are Henry Jordan, Elizabeth “Bo” Black and others. The year 2007 marked the 40th anniversary of Summerfest; a notable feature of which was a documentary titled “Summerfest Stories” that went live on Milwaukee Public Television in June 2007.

When and Where is Summerfest Held?

Summerfest annual music festival is an 11 day long fest that takes place along the lakefront in Milwaukee in Wisconsin. It includes performance by many well-known as well as up and coming bands. This fest runs from late June to early July including the national holiday of 4th July.

Significance and Expectations of Summerfest

Summerfest annual music festival runs for a period of 11 days with exciting performances from over 700 bands on 11 stages. This fest has had the history of attracting 800,000 and 1,000,000 masses each year crowing itself as “The World’s Largest Music Festival” by Guinness World Records since 1999.